Sierra de Utiel ( ca-valencia, Serra d'Utiel) is a long mountain range in the
Alt Palància,
Alt Millars
Alto Mijares ( Valencian: ''Alt Millars'') is a ''comarca'' in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
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and
Plana Baixa
Plana Baixa ( es, Plana Baja) is a ''comarca'' in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.
The main source of water for irrigation in the area is the Millars River.
Municipalities
The ''comarca'' is composed of 20 municipalit ...
comarcas,
Valencian Community
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,
Spain
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. Its highest point is the 1,306 m high El Remedio ( ca-valencia, El Remei). There is often
snow
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in the winter.
Minor ranges
There are four ranges running parallel to each other:
*Sierra del Negrete, also known as Sierra del Remedio ( ca-valencia, Serra del Remei), the main range, with the 1,306 m high El Remedio ( ca-valencia, El Remei), where there is a shrine and the Cerrochico (1,223 m).
*The Sierra de Utiel proper with the 1,112 m high Cabeza del Fraile
*The Sierra de Juan Navarro with the 1,177 m high Cinco Pinos, the Juan Navarro (1,167 m) and the Ropé (1,140 m), where both former ranges merge to meet the
tectonic depression
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of
Chera.
*The Sierra de la Atalaya, whose highest summit is La Atalaya (1,157 m).
The Utiel Range has been declared a
Site of Community Importance
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(SCI).
SCI Sierra del Negrete
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See also
*Mountains of the Valencian Community
This is a list of mountains in the Valencian Community of Spain.
See also
* List of mountains in Aragon
* List of mountains in Catalonia
* Sistema Ibérico
*Catalan Mediterranean System
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References
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External links
Red de senderos de la Plana de Utiel - Sierras de Utiel y del NegreteParcs Naturals de la Comunitat Valenciana - Official List
Utiel
Requena-Utiel
Los Serranos